Dr. Allen Cheng, M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
14445 Olive View Dr Rm 6B119-H Sylmar CA, 91342About
Dr. Allen Cheng is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Sylmar, CA. Dr. Cheng specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Cheng typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Education and Training
Tx A & M Univ Coll Of Med- College Station Tx 2001
Board Certification
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
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Fellowships
- Stanford University Medical Center
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Get to know Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Allen Cheng, who serves patients in Rochester, New York.
A highly trained cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Cheng is the Surgical Director of Advanced Heart Failure and Mechanical Circulatory Support at Rochester General Hospital.
Rochester General Hospital is a 528-bed tertiary care hospital that has been serving the residents of the Rochester Region and beyond since 1847. It offers primary medical care and a broad range of specialties. Their medical staff includes over 1,000 primary care physicians and specialists, many of whom have offices at the hospital and throughout the community.
A 2001 graduate of the Texas A&M College of Medicine, Dr. Cheng went on to further his training by completing a research fellowship at the Stanford University Medical Center in 2005, and completed his residency in general surgery at the UCLA Medical Center in 2008. He completed his fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital in 2011, and his fellowship in vascular surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center in 2013.
An expert in his field, the doctor is board-certified in cardiothoracic surgery and vascular surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, an American surgical organization devoted to surgery of the chest.
Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in the surgical treatment of organs inside the thorax. Cardiothoracic surgeons are medical doctors who specialize in surgical procedures inside the thorax, which may involve the heart, lungs, esophagus, and other organs in the chest. Alongside performing surgery, they also diagnose and treat diseases of these organs.
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